Democratic Sentinel, Volume 16, Number 22, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 June 1892 — THESE ACTUAL FACTS [ARTICLE]

THESE ACTUAL FACTS

ALL FOUND WITHIN THE BORDERS OF INDIANA. An latereatlng Summary of the More Important Doing* or Our Neighbor* Crime*, Casualties. Death*, Etc, Minor State Item*. Burglars made a one-hundred-dollar haul In Eicbman’s dry-goods store at Lebanon. Patrick Dwyer, aged 70, died at Muncie. Phokbe Turner, aged 07, died from a stroke of paralysis at Muncie. The Christian Church at Fort Wayno will build an elegant now home. A Perry County man 50 years old has the first 50 cents he ever earned, Vincennes is happy over tho outlook for securing an Ohio hominy mill. John Crump’s barn, at Columbus, was struck by lightning and destroyed. The water-works system of Anderson is to be extended at a cost ot 8)10,000. A newspaper thief at Vincennes was fined 814.50 for stealing a paper from a door-step. Everett Carmack and Lucius Llndloy were drowned in Sugar Creek, at Rockville. Lightning struck the M. E. Church at Vermont, Howard County, demolishing the cupola and roof. Harry Trogdkn, sentenced to five years for killing Kayos Sanderson, was denied a new trial at Brazil. David Shidkler’s barn, near Eaton, Delawaro County, was struck by lightning and destroyed. 1 Wayne County Is becoming alarmed over its prospective debts, which will amount to 81,075,000. Dr. W. T. Fhady, near Marietta, has Inherited 815,000 from an undo who died In tho poor house at Raleigh, N. C. W. G. Patterson, one ot tho oddest eltlzens of Delawaro County, died at Yorkton, after a prolonged Illness. Ira J. Sullivan, aged 55, of Medora, was thrown from ,the back of a mule, and had live ribs broken. Ho may die. Near Columbus, a freight train ran into 13 of P. 11. McCormack’s thoroughbred horses and only two escaped injury. A. D. Kizkr of tho Ilaper furniture factory, Mlsawaka, bad his bead smashed bv the falling of a 1,000 pound elevator. Killed.

John T. Adams and J. M. Keosling of Decatur County, will put up a 830,000 furniture factory at Andorsou to employ 100 men. 'SiiiK Christian Church in Markle linn*. tlngton County, was dedicated Sunday. Rev. L. L. Carpenter of Wabash, preached tho sermon. Martin Scott, a wealthy farmer living In Palmyra Township, near Vincennes, was goared by a bull, and his wounds aro pronounced fatal., Charles Williams, Frederick Goddard and John Williams worp severely burned in a powder explosion at Hill’s atone quarry, oast of Greencnstb. William Long, a farmer and member of the petit Jury at Columbus, was arrested and charged with assaulting Mrs. Martha Smith, the wlfo of a tenant. Reuben Daily, odltorof the Jeffersonville News, fell from a bicycle In Cincinnati a few days ago and broke his left leg. The bleyclo Is able to be about. llAitnv Jonhs, an employe, fell out of tho loft at tho Muncie Pulp Company’s building, and was fatally hurt. Willie McCarty, aged 10, toll off a box car and will die. A riKTY-i'otikn turtlo nabbed the bait from a Franklin hshorman’s hook the other day and pulled him Into the water, nearly drowning him. Subscribed and sworn to before-——, etc. Ora Bulky, a young man from Orleans, was run down and killed by an O. &M. passongor train at Shoals. Deceased was unmarried and had boon drinking considerable, During a storm at Noblesvllle the roof, of tho now pail factory was blown off and the building collapsed, causing several thousand dollars’ damage. The workmen all escaped Injury. John Wkltz. a tramp, tried to commit suicide near Centerton, Morgan County, by boating himself oyer the head with an old spade. He has a sister at Warsaw, Ind , and a father fttTIQIn, 0, Thomas Fitzgerald, ex-city marshal of Brazil, and Joseph Miller wore on a handcar, when a Big Four train struck them. Tho formor died of his injuries and the latter Is not expoetpd to recover. Mrs. Martha Hurdle of Muncie, Is at tho point of death, and attempts to get word to her son, Ucarge Hurdle, have been futile. Ho is traveling in advance of an “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” shew. Tho family would bo glad to receive any Information as to his whereabouts.

At the annual meeting of the Grand Lodge Knights of I’ythlas, held at Indianapolis, the following officers were elected: Grand Chancellor, Dr. E, L. Slver, Fort Wavne; Grand Vico Chancellor, James E. Watson, Winchester; Grand Prelate, J. M. Hatfield, Huntington; Grand Master of Exchequer, Henry D. Grohs, Union City; Grand Master-at-arms, C. F. 8. Neal, Lobauon; .Grand Trustee, Georgo W. Powell, Indianapolis. Lightning-bod swindlers victimized Joseph Bond and John Ashley, wealthy and aged farmers at Oaktown. Seven men In buggies drove through that neighborhood, claiming to be putting up lightning-rods on the residences of a tew prominent men only, as an advertisement for their company. They offered for 87 to rod Mr. Bond’s residence, providing he would sign an agreement to recommend It to his neighbors. When the work was done they presented a bill for 8250. On Mr. Bond’s refusal to settle they drew revolvers and bluffed the old roan, who finally paid tne swindlers 8100 cash as a compromise. By a similar scheme they extorted 8235 from John Ashley and then left for parts unknown. Chick Mitchell, a young man aboutfifteen years of age, was killed by tne early passenger train, about two miles east of Shelbyvllle on the Big Four road. He had been sluing on the car-platform, and fell off. In his pocket was found a pass from Atlanta, Ga., to Cincinnati and return. Lon Atkinson, a prominent farmer, was terribly injured near Hartford City by the accidental discharge of both barrels of a shotgun. He was leaning on the gun, hands crossed over the muzzle. Holes were torn through the palms of both hands and a terrible wouiyd made on the side of tne face. He may recover. John Gutter, a trackman employed at the Big Four shops at Brightwood, was killed by falling timber. He w'hs unloading a car ot heavy timbers when he slipped and fell, one of the timbers failing upon him and crushing him to death. He was -a widower with two children, who are living with relatives at Fordville. The old Royal Rink at Munclewas destaoyed by fire. Loss, 82,000. The Muncie Fcncibles used the building as an armory. Their guns and uniforms were all destroyed and the Government will lose between 83,000 and $4,000. The cause is attributed to carelessness is leaving gas jets burn or in throwing cigarette-stubs about.